Did you mean higher education duty of are?
Iain Wright: I have been asked to reply. The Government are committed to widening participation of young people in care in higher education. To this end we have placed a requirement on local authorities to pay a £2,000 bursary to all care leavers who pursue a recognised course of higher education. This entitlement has been publicised through the National Care Advisory Service, which provides advice and...
Andrew Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22269 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, what duties of care it has, outwith the duties of care which further and higher education establishments have, in regard to the attendance of students at further and higher education establishments.
Kevin Brennan: Improving outcomes for children in care, including the proportion of care leavers who progress into HE, is of highest priority for the Government. The White Paper "Care Matters: Time for Change", published in June 2007, set out a range of measures to improve the education of children in care. Ensuring that all children in care make better progression at school will enable more care leavers to...
Chris Skidmore: ...and work to strengthen academic freedoms. The freedom to express views openly, challenge ideas and engage in robust debate is crucial to the student experience and to democracy. Lawful freedom of speech and the right to discuss all kinds of issues is an integral part of our higher education system. Under the Education (No 2) Act (1986), higher education providers have a specific duty to...
Robert Halfon: The mental health and wellbeing of young people is a high priority for this government. It is crucial that students get the effective mental health and wellbeing support they need to allow them to flourish at university. There is already a general duty of care for higher education (HE) providers to deliver educational and pastoral services to the standard of an ordinarily competent...
David Willetts: I have no plans to evaluate the efficacy or level of mental health care provision in higher education institutions. Universities have duties under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 (as amended) to support disabled staff and students in higher education, including those with mental health conditions. They will have similar duties under the Equality Act 2010, once its provisions...
Steve McCabe: With this it will be convenient to discuss new clause 28—Duty as to education placement capacity and innovation— “(1) The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows. (2) After section 1F(1) insert— ‘(1A) To meet the integrated workforce requirements of integrated care systems, the Secretary of State must— (a) ensure that there is sufficient placement capacity in the...
Edward Timpson: holding answer 26 March 2013 One of the proposals of the Special Educational Needs Disability Green Paper published in May 2012 is the introduction of a single assessment process and an Education, Health and Care Plan for young people aged under 25 years of age to replace the existing Statement of Educational Need and Learning Difficulty Assessment processes. Young people undertaking higher...
Vicky Ford: Improving the academic attainment of looked after children in school is vital to increasing their subsequent participation in further and higher education. Every local authority in England must appoint a Virtual School Head, who has a statutory duty to promote the educational achievement of all children in their care up to the age of 18. Virtual School Heads have made a significant impact...
Edward Timpson: This government believes that all children and young people in care should be provided with the support that they need in order to fulfil their potential. That is why we require local authorities, as corporate parents,to fulfil a legal duty to promote the educational achievement of the children they look after, including supporting them to progress into further and higher education.All local...
Edward Argar: ...mentioned, he was both my distinguished predecessor in this role and a very distinguished Minister for universities and research. Amendments 7 and 8 relate to requiring ICBs to work together with higher education institutions and to their research duty. With the consent of the Committee, and with yours, Ms Elliott, I will start with amendment 8 and revert to amendment 7. Amendment 8 would...
Baroness Katy Clark: We know that 128,000 people have signed a petition to the United Kingdom Government calling for the creation of a statutory legal duty of care for students in higher education. A duty of care already exists for staff and for students who are under 18. Would the minister explore the idea of introducing a statutory legal duty of care for students in colleges and universities?
David Willetts: It is a long-established principle that universities have a duty of care to their students. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are under no legal obligations in relation to the emotional wellbeing of their students but they do have duties under the Equality Act 2010 to support disabled students in higher education, including those with mental health conditions. HEIs themselves will...
Baroness Neville-Rolfe: We have made no specific assessment of that issue. However, whilst higher education is an adult environment, it is a long-established principle that universities have a duty of care to their students. Where health issues are related to a disability, universities have a legal duty under the Equality Act 2010 to provide reasonable adjustments for disabled students and to monitor their...
Lord Agnew of Oulton: The statutory duty on local authorities, to promote the education of their looked-after children, applies equally to those in further education (FE). This means looked-after children in FE receive support from their authority’s Virtual School Head and have a Personal Education Plan. This plan should help the local authority and education setting monitor and maximise the young person’s...
Edward Timpson: The statutory guidance, ‘Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care Leavers’, clearly sets out the responsibilities of local authorities to support their care leavers who are about to, or are attending university, including during vacations. In addition to the higher education bursary of £2,000 which local authorities have a duty to pay their care leavers who pursue a higher education...
Claire Coutinho: Every local authority in England must appoint a Virtual School Head, who has a statutory duty to promote the educational achievement of all children in their care, wherever they live or are educated. Looked-after children draw Pupil Premium Plus funding of £2,410 per child up to age 16, which is managed by the Virtual School Head, to work with the child’s education setting to deliver...
Tim Loughton: I have asked to reply. Local authorities have clearly defined duties and responsibilities for their care leavers. The Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 and guidance “Planning Transition for Adulthood for Care Leavers” requires local authorities to provide young people who turn 18 with appropriate leaving care support. This includes a regularly reviewed pathway plan and the...
Edward Timpson: ...admission arrangements so they have the chance to go to schools that best meet their needs. In 2014 we increased the pupil premium rate for looked-after children from £900 to £1900, and the role of Virtual School Heads (VSHs) became statutory. Local authorities have a duty under the Children Act 1989 to promote the educational achievement of children they look after wherever they are...
Theresa May: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this important debate. The Dearing report made a number of recommendations that cover various issues. Two key issues were the need to widen participation in and access to higher education, and funding in higher education. The Dearing report was not some fly-by-night, hastily put together report. It was the result of many months of careful research...
